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Grandmother Rock

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Grandmother Rock

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Grandmother Rock

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Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Großvaterfelsen – View of Großvaterfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

11.8km

03:22

260m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Großvaterfelsen – Turnerfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Otto-Ebert Bridge (HWN 79) – View of Großvaterfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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02:40

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Alwin R 🚲

March 23, 2024

Grandmother Rocks

The plateau on which the Kasteler Felsenpfad dream loop runs consists of a horizontally deposited layer of rocks from the geological series of Buntsandstein. These continental deposits alternate between rocky sand and coarse gravel layers. The gravelly deposits were formed during times of higher water levels and associated higher flow velocities. In the layer sequences there are also less hard rocks such as claystone or transitional forms between sandstone and claystone. These can be weathered out more easily and the harder layers remain. This is how impressive shapes were created.

During the formation of the sandstone, easily soluble aluminum sulfate was incorporated. However, this salt destroys the rock. Wind and weather remove the decomposed areas, leaving behind characteristic honeycomb-shaped structures. This process is therefore called honeycomb weathering.

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alice-im-wanderland

May 29, 2020

From the north slope you can climb the grandmother's rock. There is a beautiful view of the Kammweg and towards Blankenburg.

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Cetina 🌈 🚵🏻 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🥾

January 7, 2021

Grandmother just belongs to grandfather ... these two are inseparable

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Elevation 290 m

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Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Grandmother Rock

1. Großvaterfelsen – View of Großvaterfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

2. Großvaterfelsen – Turnerfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

3. Otto-Ebert Bridge (HWN 79) – View of Großvaterfelsen loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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